Bank overhead costs to total assets in Niger
Niger: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 4.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Niger, 2001–2019
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Niger recorded 4.4% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Niger peaked at 10.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2014.
That places Niger 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.8% | — |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +40.6% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -14.2% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 4.6% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More financial sector data for Niger
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 73,112 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 94.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 9.5% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.04 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 736.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 9.6% (2025)
- Broad money 17.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 5.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 9.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank overhead costs to total assets in Niger?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Niger was 4.4% in 2019, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2014.
- How does Niger rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Niger ranks 25th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank overhead costs to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.